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Keto Chocolate Frosting

February 8, 2021 By Chrystal Leave a Comment

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Learn how to make this keto chocolate frosting to top all of your favorite keto cakes and cupcakes. This frosting is smooth, sweet, chocolatey and irresistible.

A chocolate cake being decorated with a piping bag in a swirl pattern.

KETO CHOCOLATE FROSTING RECIPE

If you've delved into Keto baking and don't yet have a go-to frosting recipe, this is the one that you need.

My keto chocolate frosting is low carb, sugar free, and delicious.

You'll want to layer and spread this frosting on Keto Chocolate Cake, Keto Chocolate Cupcakes, and all of your favorite low carb baking recipes.

With just six ingredients, you'll have a bowl of easy keto frosting ready in about 5 minutes, and then you can lick the beaters.

All of the ingredients for keto chocolate frosting in small white bowls. Ingredients include butter, cocoa, sweetener, cream, vanilla.

INGREDIENTS IN KETO CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Butter - Butter gives bulk and substance to this frosting and the perfect texture for a cake frosting.

Powdered Erythritol - Make sure you use a powdered sweetener to avoid any crunchiness or grittiness to your frosting. Powdered monkfruit sweetener can be used in this recipe as well.

Cocoa Powder - The higher quality your cocoa powder is, the better and more decadent the chocolate flavor will be.

Vanilla Extract - Use a pure vanilla extract and choose a good quality one for the best flavor.

Heavy Whipping Cream - Heavy cream thins out the icing and makes it smooth and silky.

Salt - Just a pinch of salt brings out the sweetness and the chocolate flavor perfectly.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and I will get back to you.

Photo collage of four steps to make keto chocolate frosting.

HOW TO MAKE KETO CHOCOLATE FROSTING

  1. Beat the butter in a bowl or stand mixture for 2-3 minutes.
  2. Add the powdered sweetener and cocoa powder in slowly, mixing until combined.
  3. Add the vanilla, cream and salt.
  4. Continue beating until light and fluffy. Taste and adjust sweetener, salt, or cream until desired sweetness and consistency is achieved.

These numbered steps match the numbered photos above and are for illustration purposes. For the complete list of ingredients and instructions, please see the recipe below.

Chocolate frosting being mixed by a hand mixer in a glass bowl.

IS FROSTING KETO?

This chocolate frosting is keto! Most other frostings will not be keto because they are full of sugar.

That's why having this recipe in your back pocket is perfect for keto baking.

There's about 1 gram of net carbs in a ¼ of keto chocolate frosting. The carbs come from the cocoa.

HOW TO STORE KETO FROSTING

Because this keto frosting has butter and heavy cream in it, if you're making it ahead of time I suggest storing it in the fridge.

Before you use it to decorate with, let it sit on the counter for a half hour or so and stir to get it back to the right consistency for icing.

You can easily store this low carb frosting in the fridge for up to a week in an air tight container.

If you'd like to keep the frosting longer, store this frosting in the freezer for up to two months. Let thaw before using and mix with a hand mixer for best results.

A mixer paddle full of chocolate frosting being held up in the air by a feminine hand with red nails.

HOW TO THICKEN OR THIN KETO CHOCOLATE FROSTING

When you use frosting to decorate a cake or cupcake with a piping bag and tips, you want a certain semi-firm consistency that will keep its shape when you pipe it on, similar to the image above.

Alternately, you might want to use this frosting on cookies or spread out more thinly, and for that you'll want to the frosting to be looser.

If your frosting needs to be thinner, mix in extra cream, one teaspoon at a time until it's right.

Need thicker frosting? Add more cocoa powder and powdered sweetener, a little bit at a time until it holds up the way you want it to.

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Keto Chocolate Frosting

Yield: 4 cups
Prep Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 6 minutes

Learn how to make this keto chocolate frosting to top all of your favorite keto cakes and cupcakes. This frosting is smooth, sweet, chocolatey and irresistible.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups powdered erythritol (or monkfruit), more as needed
  • ¾ cup unsweetened high quality cocoa powder, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, more as needed
  • Pinch salt

Instructions

    1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, or using a hand mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until light in color and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
    2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, or using a hand mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until light in color and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
    3. Add the vanilla, cream, and salt, then increase the speed to medium and beat until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
    4. Taste and adjust sweetener and/or cream until your desired consistency and sweetness is achieved.

Notes

  • To make a thinner frosting, add additional heavy cream, 1 teaspoon at a time until desired consistency.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: ¼
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 48Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 31mgCarbohydrates: 2gNet Carbohydrates: 1gFiber: 1gSugar: 0gSugar Alcohols: 1gProtein: 1g

The nutrition information for this recipe is an approximate total per serving. Please double check the nutrition information for your exact ingredients and brands.

© Chrystal
Cuisine: American / Category: Desserts/Sweets
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